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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GHELTON MATHENY, of Greensburg, Decatur county,Indiana, have invented a new and useful Wagon-Seat, Manger, andTail-Board; and I hereby declare tlle following to be a'full, clear, andexact description thereof, rei'crence being bad to theaccompnnyingdrawings, making part oi this specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful convertible seat, tail-board,and manger for farm and other wagons.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement in the form of a, seat.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same as a manger.

Figure 3 is a. similar section of the some in form of a tail-board.

Figure 4 is a. section of the improvement in the line a: 2:.

A represents an ordinary wagon-bed. B is the tail-board proper, of thecustomary form, and occupying vertical grooves 12. C is a plank orboard, forming the seat proper, havingon its under side cleats D D tohold it in place in the wagon, and having side boards E E provided witheyes F F, which engage over hooks G G at the rear end of the bed, whenthe device is to be'used as n tail-board or as a manger. H is a backboard, having wings I I, with quarto circular grooves ii, which receivestuds J J, which project from the sides E E. These grooves and studsserve to guide and hold the hack to its proper position with respect tothe board C, whether in its upper position, as for a seat or for amanger, or in its lower position, as for a. thil-board. For the purposeof enabling the back to be fixed at a. more or less elevated position,(see figs. 1 and 2,) I provide a spring-catch, K, having a pin, in,which, passing through a hole in one of the wings I or I, is adapted toenter one of o series of holes, L, in the sides. When desired for use asa manger, it is only necessary to engage the eyes F F over the hooksG G,'(see fig. 2.) For use as a tail-board, the appendage still remainssuspended to the hooks G G, but the back being let down forms, inconjunction with the board, a continued apron or platform, which permitsthe removal of the tail-board proper, without'the spillage of thecontents of the wagon, and

makes it possible to unload the entire wagon bythe use of a shovel. Thissaves a great deal of tedious labor,

especially with such articles as corn in the car, a great portion owhich is now required to be removed laboriously by hand before thetail-board can be removed. i

While selecting to illustrate my invention the form preferred by me, Ido not propose to confine myself rigidly thereto. For example, the backand side boards may be secured together by hinges. I am aware that thetail-boards of wagons have been arranged in various ways, so as tofacilitate unloading, and therefore make no claim broadly thereto; but Iclaim herein as new, and of my invention- The wagon-seat, convertibleinto a. mangeror into a tail-board, substantially as set forth. Intestimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand. I

GHELTON MATHENY.

Witnesses:

Geo. H. KNIGHT, Janus H. LAYMAN.

